Best Time to Drive from Placentia to Huntington Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 31 minutes via SR-55 South and SR-57 South and I-5 South, usually 30 at this time.

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Placentia to Huntington Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	43	39	33	31	30	31	31	31	31	33	32	28	28	28
Tue	27	30	39	46	40	35	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	34	28	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	45	40	36	33	33	32	31	32	32	36	36	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	38	44	40	36	33	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	29	28	28
Fri	27	29	35	40	36	34	34	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	30	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	32	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Placentia to Huntington Beach (via SR-55 South and SR-57 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 32 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (33 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Placentia to central Huntington Beach along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Placentia to Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Placentia to Huntington Beach?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 27 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 32 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Placentia to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-55 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	43	39	33	31	30	31	31	31	31	33	32	28	28	28
Tue	27	30	39	46	40	35	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	34	28	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	45	40	36	33	33	32	31	32	32	36	36	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	38	44	40	36	33	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	29	28	28
Fri	27	29	35	40	36	34	34	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	30	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	32	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	43	39	33	31	30	31	31	31	31	33	32	28	28	28
Tue	27	30	39	46	40	35	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	34	28	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	45	40	36	33	33	32	31	32	32	36	36	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	38	44	40	36	33	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	29	28	28
Fri	27	29	35	40	36	34	34	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	30	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	32	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	29	36	43	39	33	31	30	31	31	31	31	33	32	28	28	28
Tue	27	30	39	46	40	35	33	32	32	32	32	33	37	34	28	28	28
Wed	27	30	38	45	40	36	33	33	32	31	32	32	36	36	29	28	28
Thu	27	29	38	44	40	36	33	34	32	32	32	33	36	34	29	28	28
Fri	27	29	35	40	36	34	34	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	30	28	28
Sat	28	28	28	29	30	30	32	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	28
Sun	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28